Top 10 Spanish Foods To Try

DISH # 08 SPANISH BEAN STEW

Spain is home to a wide variety of interesting beans and legumes, and certain regions are famous for particular types, for example the dried large white beans of Basque town of Tolosa even holds a week-long festival in November in honour of the local renown bean,alubias de Tolosa. Around the country you can find different regional bean stews known as fabada, that involve cooking the beans slowly with a mixture of meats – such as chorizo pancetta, black sausage and so on – depending on the region. The hearty Asturian version, fabada asturiana, is widely available in restaurants across Spain and commonly eaten in winter; Madrid's cocido adds vegetables and cabbage to a tasty mix of sausages and chic peas.

Here is the recipe of Spanish Bean Stew.

Top 10 Spanish Foods To Try

DISH # 09 SPANISH CHICKEN PAELLA

This rice-based Valencian dish is well known internationally, and comes in many variations that equally vie for attention. The traditional version is a mixture of chicken or rabbit (or both), white and green beans and other vegetables, but mixed seafood is also common, where you will find an array of seafood suprises among the flavoursome rice – calamari, mussels, clams, prawns, scampi or fish, for example. For the adventurous, a black rice stained by octopus ink is a must try. Fiduea is also tasty, and uses a small curly pasta instead of rice.

Here is the recipe of Spanish Chicken Paella.

Top 10 Spanish Foods To Try

DISH # 10 SPANISH TINTO DE VERANO

Spain's cheap variation of sangria, tinto de verano, is quite simply a red-wine spritzer. Refreshing and delicious, this concoction is my go-to drink when I'm in the mood for something light. This easily drinkable cocktail is a delightful alternative to beer and wine.

Here is the recipe of Spanish Tinto De Verano.

Thai Top 10 Foods To Try

DISH # 01 THAI GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

This green papaya salad, also known as "som tam", is popular the world over, and when you taste it you'll know why. The slightly tart flavor of the green papaya combines wonderfully with the spice of red chili and the saltiness of fish sauceand the sweetness of honey (note that it can also be made vegetarian/vegan - see recipe). Green papaya salad is a beautifully unique and flavor-filled dish that will make a great impression. It's also easy to make, low-calorie, and very nutritious.

Here is the recipe of Thai Green Papaya Salad.

Top 10 Thai Foods To Try

DISH # 02 PHAT THAI

Invented in the 1930s by a Chinese-Thai chef, this dish of thin rice noodles stir-fried with egg, tofu and shrimp, and seasoned with fish sauce, sugar, tamarind, vinegar and dried chilli has subsequently reigned as the poster boy for Thai cuisine.

Here is the recipe of Phat Thai.

Top 10 Thai Foods To Try

DISH # 03 THAI MINCED CHICKEN SALAD

Thailand’s northeast in one rustic dish; laap (also known as larb or larp) takes the form of minced meat seasoned with roasted rice powder, lime juice, fish sauce and fresh herbs. Be sure to eat it with sticky rice, short, fat grains of rice that are steamed and eaten by hand.

Here is the recipe of Thai Minced Chicken Salad.

Top 10 Thai Foods To Try

DISH # 04 THAI TOM YUM SOUP

This herb-forward broth is often referred to in English-language menus as 'sour Thai soup'. The shrimp version – tom yam kung – is the most lauded, and justifiably so: the combination of fatty prawns and a tart/spicy soup result in an unusual but delicious and distinctly Thai amalgam.

Here is the recipe of Thai Tom Yum Soup.